Crataegus quaesita

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

Please see discussion on the talk page.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Crataegus quaesita Beadle, Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1: 33 (1901).

Heterotypic
- Crataegus egens Beadle in Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1: 85 (1902)
- Crataegus resima Beadle, Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1(2): 110 (1902)
- Crataegus viaria Beadle, Biltmore Bot. Stud. 1(2): 101 (1902)

Not accepted by Kral, 2011 [Cited as Crataegus senta]. POWO includes C. egens in their synonymy, but C. viaria is in their Crataegus floridana.

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Southeastern U.S.A. Florida, Georgia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Beadle, C.D. 1901. New species of thorns from the Southeastern states. Biltmore Botanical Studies (1): 1-163. Reference page.

Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. 2011. Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama. Sida Botanical Miscellany 36: 112 pp. Fort Worth: Botanical Reseach Institute of Texas. ISBN 978-1-889878-34-8 Reference page.
Phipps, J.B. 2014. Crataegus. Pp. 625 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 9: Magnoliophyta: Picramniaceae to Rosaceae. xxiv + 713 pp., Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-534029-7. efloras FNA Website Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Crataegus quaesita in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan. 5. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2020. Crataegus quaesita. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 February 2. Reference page. as Crataegus senta
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Crataegus quaesita. Published online. Accessed: 2 February 2020. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Crataegus quaesita. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 8 Jan. 2026. Reference page.